Ivan Cantu died Wednesday, February 28 at 6:47 p.m. (local time) at the Huntsville State Penitentiary (70 miles north of Houston) Cantu, a Latino born in Dallas 50 years ago to a Mexican father, was convicted of the death in Dallas in 2000 of his cousin, James Mosqueda, 27; and Amy Kitchen, 22 years old.
The Texas State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied his attorney's request for clemency.